1. Key points
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)’s Financial Tracking Service (FTS), donors have committed/contributed US$16 million of humanitarian assistance to the Philippines since the start of 2016.
The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) is currently the largest humanitarian donor to the Philippines in 2016, with reported commitments of US$5.4 million.
In 2015 a total of US$30.3 million of humanitarian assistance was reported as committed/contributed to the Philippines.
Just under two-thirds of humanitarian commitments and contributions going to the Philippines in 2016 were channelled through NGOs (65%, US$10.3 million), while 16% (US$2.5 million) was channelled through UN agencies.
There are no 2016 country-based pooled funds for the Philippines, and no UN coordinated appeals.
The 2016 national budget for the Philippines set a proposed allocation of US$2.9 billion for disaster risk reduction, climate-proofing the country’s infrastructure and supporting those affected by disasters for the year.
2. Recent humanitarian funding to the Philippines
Donors have committed or contributed US$16 million of humanitarian funding to the Philippines so far in 2016. ECHO is currently the largest donor, reporting US$5.4 million in commitments/contributions, followed by Germany (US$3.9 million) and the US (US$3.7 million).
In 2015, financial commitments and contributions reported to the FTS for emergencies in the Philippines totalled US$30.3 million. The US was the largest donor, giving US$9.8 million, just under one-third of the total. New Zealand (US$3.1 million) and Sweden (US$2.3 million) were the second- and third-largest donors.
There are currently no pledges to the Philippines reported in FTS in 2016. There are a total of US$0.6 million in pledges reported for 2015.
